Administrative Changes: Dr. Santiago explained recent changes
in University Administration and his new role as Officer in Charge.

Presidential Search: The Presidential Search process has begun,
and a professional search firm has been hired.

Enrollment and Budget: Next year's budget is flat; the state
is not funding any money toward enrollment growth. There is no anticipated
tuition increase for next year. The University is concerned about funding,
especially for additional undergraduate courses, and student selectivity
issues. Proposals on how to distribute funding will be discussed in
future URPAC meetings. One issue that remains outstanding is the funding
of any construction programs, and that discussion is continuing.

University Faculty Senate Report presented by Richard Collier:
The entire text of Senator Collier's report was distributed to all Senators.

Chair's report: Presented by Professor Marjorie Pryse.

Senate Membership Changes: Professor Donald Biggs has left
his Senate seat, and Professor Sanford Levine has taken his place, both
in the Senate and as a member of the Research Council.

Council Representatives: UAC is looking for new faculty members
and an undergraduate student senator.

Faculty Forum: The forum is scheduled for March 24, 2004, and
the title is The Engaged University: Sweat-Free and Sustainable. Confirmed
speakers are Dean Katharine Briar-Lawson, Professor Fernando Leiva,
Professor Steven Breyman from RPI; and Richard Perez, a Research Scientist
from CESTM.

Presidential Search Committee: Korn/Ferry International has
been hired as professional consultants to the Search Committee, Nancy
L. Cook of Korn/Ferry will serve as the lead consultant throughout the
process. Ms. Cook met with members of the Executive Committee last week.

Faculty Representatives to the Presidential Search Committee:
A vote will be taken today to elect two non-CAS faculty representatives
to the Search Committee. The University Council representatives asked
for more diversity in professional affiliation of the six faculty representatives
on the Committee, specifically, a representation of four faculty from
CAS and two from non-CAS units.

Council Reports:

CPCA - Professor Glenna Spitze, Chair: no report.

EPC - Professor Edelgard Wulfert, Chair: Professor Wulfert reported
that the charge to EPC resulting from the Senate's Substitute Motion on Oversight
of State and Corporate Research regarding Nanotech Resources, Inc. has changed
in light of the Governor's announcement to work with the University at Albany
in the creation of a College of Nanotechnology. Specifically, EPC has refocused
its efforts to clarify the relationship between the proposed new College of
Nanotechnology and the University. EPC has formulated a set of questions examining
the rationale and consultation process, structure, staffing, research and indirect
costs, curriculum, graduate students, direct costs and overall implications
of the new College. These questions will be directed to the Provost. The Provost
will report back to EPC as soon as practical. A copy of the list of questions
was made available to all Senate members at today's meeting. Further, EPC is
working with Dr. Bruce Szelest to finish identifying which budget matters are
to be made available to the general university community on the OurUAlbany database.
The Council will make a recommendation to the Provost at its next meeting.

GAC - Professor Hara Charalambous, Chair: GAC is working on the charge
to review new course approvals.

UAC - Joan Savitt, Chair: UAC will be looking at proposed revisions
to the English major, and the revision of admission criteria for the University.
It will be bringing legislation on admission criteria changes, and it is revisiting
the issue of allowing seniors to register prior to the beginning of a semester
for 100 level courses.

RES - Professor Lynn Videka, Chair: the Research Council has not met
since the last Senate meeting. The subcommittee on Research Liaison Issues has
met and is undertaking the charge of the question of whether safety and research
oversight of state and corporate research is adequately provided for by existing
University at Albany mechanisms, from the Senate substitute motion in December.

LISC - Professor David Wagner, Chair: LISC has completed working with
CIO Christine Haile on the ITS internal policy review panel. The Senate at SUNY
Buffalo has passed a resolution in support of open source technology and LISC
will be dealing with that same issue sometime this spring. Other issues LISC
will likely be working on are the Elsevier issue and concerns received about
the new PeopleSoft database.

CAFE - Professor Donna Armstrong, Chair: CAFE has approved a bill designating
distribution sites for newspapers on campus, and is forwarding it to ULC. CAFE
is also working on a second bill regarding greater clarification of freedom
of speech and freedom of expression on campus. Upcoming issues are: the impact
of the Patriot Act on campus as regards to surveillance, international students,
and constitutional rights.

ULC - Professor Gwendolyn Moore, Chair: ULC is continuing to address
pedestrian safety issues on campus. Two other important new considerations will
be those of family/maternity/paternity leaves, and a request to cancel classes
on two Muslim holy days.

CERS - Professor Bruce Dudek, Chair: absent; no report. Chair Pryse
indicated that she spoke with Professor Dudek and he reported that CERS will
meet soon to complete the work that involved the meshing of policy framework
that created CERS last year with existing policy guidelines.

Governance Committee Report - Professor Andi Lyons: The Committee is
in contact with the schools and colleges about their Senate elections for next
year. An email will be sent to part-time faculty, professional staff and senate
officers asking for nominations. The Vice Chair and Secretary positions are
open for next year.

Bylaws Committee - Professor Carolyn MacDonald: Professor MacDonald
encouraged all to review the new Senate Charter for changes in council charges.

New Business:

Senate Bill 0304-10: Merger of Two Departments in the School of Public Health,
introduced by EPC. Professor Wulfert introduced the bill on behalf of EPC
and reported that Dean Levin of the School of Public Health communicated with
EPC on this bill, indicating that merging the two departments is not uncommon
at schools of public health. This bill represents a simple change in the organizational
structure of the school, but not in its degree programs, and EPC supports the
bill.

The bill was moved and seconded, it passed with an overwhelming majority vote.

Old Business:

Presidential Search Committee Faculty Representatives Vote: Professor
Lubensky moved that two ballots should be taken, the first vote being for four
candidates; the top four candidates should go to the second ballot; then the
Senate would vote for two candidates and two alternates. All were in favor.
Senator Pipkin and Parliamentarian Gibson tallied and recorded the votes on
both ballots. Thirty-three teaching and library faculty Senators cast ballots.

The ballot included the following names:

Carol Anderson, Associate Librarian, User Services
Diane Dewar, Associate Professor, Department of Health Policy, School of Public
Health
Saurav Dutta, Associate Professor, Accounting and Law, School of Business
Timothy Hoff, Associate Professor, Department of Health Policy, School of
Public Health
Judith Langer, Distinguished Professor, Department of Educational Theory and
Practice, School of Education
Daniel C. Levy, Distinguished Professor, Department of Educational Administration
and Policy, School of Education
David McCaffrey, Distinguished Teaching Professor, Department of Public Administration
and Policy, Rockefeller College
Bruce L. Miroff, Professor, Department of Political Science, Rockefeller College
Ronald Toseland, Professor, School of Social Welfare

After the first vote, the names of the four top vote-getters were placed on
a second ballot.

The second ballot included the following names, in alphabetical order: